Nguyễn Minh Tú (born 14 November

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) is a

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, beauty pageant titleholder and actress. She won the ''silver prize'' in Vietnam Supermodel 2013 contest, and was runner-up in the fifth season of ''

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''. She was one of three mentors of '' The Face Vietnam 2017'', as well as a master mentor for

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of ''

''. In 2018, she was appointed as Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 and represented

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, where she finished in the top ten, and in ''Miss Supranational Asia 2018''.

Career

2010-2013: ''Vietnam Supermodel'' contest

In 2010, Minh Tu registered to participate in Vietnam Supermodel 2010, the result was Top 40. In 2011, she continued to participate and reached the top 20 finalists of Vietnam Supermodel 2011, together winning the ''Supermodel of Style'' and sub-prizes. In 2012, she officially stepping into the path of becoming a

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. In the same year, she participated in them ''Asian Young Model 2012'' contest in

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but was not lucky enough to bring the prize. In 2013, Minh Tu again returned to Vietnam Supermodel 2013 and won one of the three ''silver prizes'' of the contest, tied with two contestants Phan Ha Phuong and Tran Minh Phuong, the winner was Tran Ngoc Lan Khue.

2017: ''Asia's Next Top Model'' and mentor of ''The Face Vietnam''

Asia's Next Top Model

The most important milestone came to Minh Tu in 2017 when she was the representative of

to compete at

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and excelled in the Top 3 (runner-up) in the end, and also represented

, farthest in this competition. This is the first turning point in Minh Tu career, officially putting her on the vedette of the Vietnamese model village after seven years of working in the profession.

''The Face Vietnam''

After the

contest, she returned to

to work as a coach for two reality TV shows,

The Face Vietnam ''The Face Vietnam'' ( vi, Gương mặt thương hiệu (season 1–2) or from season 3) is a Vietnamese modeling-themed reality television series, based on the US television series of the same name, and one of several national editions in ...

(with

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and Lan Khue) and The Look Vietnam 2017 (with Miss Pham Huong and Miss

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2018: ''Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018'' and ''Asia's Next Top Model''

In 2018, she accepted to be an alumni mentor for

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. At the end of 2018, Minh Tu officially represented

( Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018) in the

beauty arena and entered the Top 10 finalists and at the same time, received the title of ''Miss Supranational Asia 2018'', along with three sub awards: ''Best National Costume'' and ''Best Evening Performance'', ''Top Model''. She was also chosen to represent

at Timeless Beauty 2018 along with

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, Nguyen Phuong Khanh and Tran Tieu Vy. She entered the top 25 overall.

2019-2021: Acting career

In 2019, Minh Tu appeared on the big screen with his first main role in the movie '' Miss Giang Ho'' by

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Luong Manh Hai. With this role, she has achieved certain successes in the 7th art discipline, laying the foundation for her future acting career. After the movie, Minh Tu took the role of a guest judge in episode 8 of the show I am Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 with runner-up

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Mau Thuy. In 2021, she accepted the invitation of the famous male MC in

- Tran Thanh to attend the Bố già movie in the role of Truc Nhan, even though she played the role of a female villain and her acting was not so excellent, but she was considered completed his role.

2020: Mentor of ''Miss International Queen Vietnam''

In 2020, Minh Tu comes to

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with

and Miss Grand Vietnam 2019 Kieu Loan as coaches. Minh Tu lineup includes 5 contestants: Vu Thu Phuong, Phung Truong Tran Dai, Cadie Huynh Anh, Chau Kim Sang and Mong Thuong. As a result, contestant Phung Truong Tran Dai was crowned the highest.

2021: The Face Online by Vespa

In 2021, a spin-off of the popular

TV series - The Face Online by Vespa, was launched with the wrong purpose of looking for contestants to next year's The Face Vietnam (season 4) competition, whereby Minh Tu appeared at

as a contestant, judge as a former mentor of

2022: Mentor and Judge at beauty pageants

In 2022, she and

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and 3rd runner-up at

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Thuy Van take on the role of coaches for the Miss Fitness Vietnam - Miss Sports Vietnam 2022 contest. In 2022, she served as a judge for the

Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 ( vi, Hoa hậu Hòa bình Việt Nam 2022) was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Vietnam beauty pageant. It was held on 1 October 2022 in Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, Đoàn Thiên Ân o ...

contest, along with supermodel Anh Thu. In 2023, she continued to be a judge for the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 contest, along with Diem My 9X. The identity of the 6th judge present at

Miss Supranational Vietnam Miss Supranational Vietnam ( Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: Hoa hậu Siêu quốc gia Việt Nam ) is a beauty pageant in the Vietnam was first held in 2018 to look for Vietnamese representatives at the Miss and Mister Supranational, Miss Su ...

, that is supermodel - Miss Minh Tu, the name always receives the attention and enthusiasm of the audience and fans. In 2022, she confirmed to participate in the most popular TV show in

- '' Sao nhập ngũ 2022''. Beginning in 2018, Minh Tú was dating rapper Andree. In August 2019, the couple separated. She is bisexual.

TV show

References

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